Poles are more worried about personal finances than health - EY report
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- 01 Dec 2021
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"Only 35 percent. of respondents in our country expect their financial situation to improve within the next 12 months - for comparison, for the rest of the world this indicator is 48 percent. " - says EY.
However, in the case of the question "what will tomorrow bring" only 23 percent. Poles feel confident about their future. This is the feeling of 53 percent worldwide. of respondents - the difference is as much as 30 percentage points. "It's a real gulf," says EY.
In a pandemic, we are concerned about finances, not health
According to the study, the pandemic influenced Poles' anxiety related to health less than is the case of the average inhabitant of our globe.
The key uncertainty factor remains at a very high level in our country and in the world, but the difference was as much as 9 percentage points - in favor of Poland.
“The comparison of the results between Poland and other countries brings many interesting conclusions. The coronavirus pandemic has naturally increased global safety concerns. However, in the case of Poles, uncertainty about financial security, not health security, prevails, ” says EY's partner, Åukasz Wojciechowski, the leader of services for the trade and consumer products sector.
Poles' fears do not drastically hinder consumption
Pessimistic moods translate only to a moderate extent into issues related to consumption, which is also confirmed by the data of the Central Statistical Office. The November current consumer confidence index (BWUK) recorded a drop by 5.5 percentage points. (month to month) and is -23.3. Compared to November 2020, however, this result is higher by 5.9 percentage points, according to EY data. Read More…
